DWG Importing

[rikferrari7739446]

To import DWG I use the command "Insert"
Is there an alternative using Entmake? (or Entmakex)
I found a lot of documentation and many examples about Entmake with blocks, but none that was able to call external files.
Thanks for your attention.
Happy New Year
Riccardo Ferrari

[peter]

You have to read from one file using the ActiveX DBX method or ActiveX document method

I would suggest using a DBX object and then use the copyobjects method to port over the entities.

Probably would not work for dynamic block parameters.

Using "Insert" utilizes C++ algorithms to port over everything.

You can do this stuff with C++ (ARX), maybe C# (.net) but good luck.

Why not use insert?

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[rikferrari7739446]

You can do this stuff with C++ (ARX), maybe C# (.net) but good luck.
Why not use insert?

Thanks for the reply

Reading your post and others elsewhere, I understand that importing external DWG files with Entmake is very difficult, maybe not even possible.
Many people have suggested me vla-InsertBlock, which I have tried and it works. I will use it.

Generally I don't like to use Command, INSERT implies to do that.
I don't have any real reason to avoid Command, a sort of habit.

Riccardo Ferrari

[peter]

Maybe insert the block at 0,0 and use the cmdactive system variable to put default values for attributes

Then erase it.

All this does is add the external drawing to blocks collection with all the stuff including dynamic block parameters.

Use the entmake or vla-insertblock to actually place it in the drawing.